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Can you get fibreglass front wings for type3\'s?

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Fireball xl5 Seriously Crusin Dubber

193 posts · joined May 2006 ·

#499084
yet another of my questions, has anyone ever seen or heared about fibreglass front wings for a type 3? (I have come from mini's with full fibreglass flip fronts)
Mine are a wee bit rusty up near the scuttle, and thought it may be agood fit and forget repair and hopefully a wee weight saving.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#499140
You could try Roy at Classic Vee Dub [Pacific] as He imports parts etc from the UK..

I know that fibreglass type 4 guards used to be made in the UK...
ie. for VW 411 & 412s...

so I would presume that type 3s would have been too..

but the rust problem is so great over there....
there may not be enough type 3s left in the UK to warrant them being made....

But You never know Your luck....

cheers

Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

DallanMulley Seriously Crusin Dubber

145 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·

#499219
That is a very interesting site.Not too expensive.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#499236
They have a different approach to many of their parts...
just screw over the top of the panel....
or leave the rusted floor there and screw a new one under it....

Fiberglass is a good weapon against rust.....:P:P

Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

bus914 Custom Title Time!

1,230 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#499269
yeah, the screw over the top stuff IMO is just bodgy. but the fenders could be ok. postage cost could make nos fenders look cheap. and also squareback and notchback rear fenders are different if they don't make both types.
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